Thursday, October 6, 2011

2013 ART: VIDEO: Hypatia Pickens' 'Yeah'. UWA Challenge

Hypatia Pickens' 'Yeah'
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"A story about how art is the only way a man who has been deprived of speech or understanding it can express the vivid images he has in his head. My tribute to University of Western Australia's MachinUWA IV challenge in Second Life and all its artists."   Hypatia Pickens
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Watch on YouTube
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MachinimUWA IV: Art of the Artists unites the powerhouses of virtual worlds, Artists and Machinimatographers!
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Wednesday, October 5, 2011

2013 HELP: How do I kiss? Animations and gestures

Making your moves.  Animations and gestures
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Abranimations
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Newcomers ask.  So here is a summary
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Vocabulary
  • Animation. Named instruction list of motions for an avatar.
  • Gesture.   Named instruction list including animations, sounds, and text chat. 
  • Pose ball or object. An object with animations to control an avatar
  • Stop animations.  Me (top menu)-Movement-Stop animating me.

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

2013 STECH: Support groups in Second Life.

Path of support
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Many Support groups in Second Life 
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Healthinfo Island 
Location Link.  Click to go.  Or drag the link to the viewer screen
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Healthinfo%20Island/152/62/23
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Walk the path.  Click on a group to join it. 
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Monday, October 3, 2011

2013 MUSIC: Music scene in Second Life. Find it. Join it.

Music scene in Second Life. Find it. Follow it. Join it.
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  • Second Life has a thriving music scene.  
  • Lots of artists
  • Lots of venues
  • The time of your choice
  • The genre of you choice 
  • How do I find live music?

2013 STAGE: THEATER: : A VIRTUAL SHORT PLAY BUFFET review

A VIRTUAL SHORT PLAY BUFFET review
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Beginning
Love in a Virtual World
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The Gospel according To Bowser 
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Performances
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Video productions
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Nola Goodbye
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Avatar Repertory Theater (A.R.T) is a theater group performing in the virtual world Second Life.
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Avatar Repertory Theater http://www.avatarrepertorytheater.org is a project of New Media Arts, Inc., a nonprofit organization tax exempt under IRC 501(c)(3). Donations may be tax deductible, depending on your tax jurisdiction and circumstances.
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Sunday, October 2, 2011

2013 ART: Inferno. Full Sim Art, LEA, October

Inferno.  Full Sim Art, LEA, Immersive art
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Waiting at the gates of hell
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2013 VIDEO: ART: Creativity unbound (UTSA)

Visualizing Theorem at UTSA
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The creative forces of art, music and science collide in this new sim wide art exhibit at University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). The installations are based on tracks from real life album 'Theorem' (http://www.musictheorem.com/Visualizing/visualizing.html ) produced by Ulf Skogsbergh which is the result of online collaboration between ten musicians from social networking website-'Indaba Music.'
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Curated in Second Life ™ by conceptual artist, Misprint Thursday (http://www.misprintthursday.com ) this new exhibit brings together well respected virtual artists and features sixteen installations which are based on the science and math theories explored in the album.

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In the exhibit, the work of the artists range from performance, to detailed steam punk style machines, interactive work, and minimal conceptual work. Each of the contributing artists selected a track from the album 'Theorem' to work from as their inspiration. The theories range from space-time, to special relativity, to genetic theory as well as some philosophy and computer programming ideas. 

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Visitors to the exhibit can view immersive art pieces; play tracks from 'Theorem' and listen to dream like soundscapes set at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) sim.

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Participating Artists:AM Radio, Betty Tureaud, Binary Quandry, Blue Tsuki, Dekka Raymaker, Desdemona Enfield, Douglas Story, Formatting Heliosense, March Macbain, Miso Susanowa, Misprint Thursday, Oberon Onmura, , Penumbra Carter, Pinkpink Sorbet, pixel Reanimator, Scarp Godenot, Sledge Roffo and Werner Kurosawa.
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The musicians who collaborated on the album Theorem include:
Ulf Skogsbergh, Wayne Kinos, Kevan Paul, Yeray N.S., Misprint Thursday, Kostas Trikalis, David Minnick, Dub Johnson, Jillian Star Bedrosian & Halo E.
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Host and exhibit partners: University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) with special thanks to constructivIST Solo and Sapphoria Shilova.
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The music album can be found here:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/theorem-music-%20inspired-by/id417501967
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This video was showcased in MoM September 2011:
MoM has it s own YouTube account and playlist.
The machinima is  included on the MoM YouTube playlist, on AviewTV.com.
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Friday, September 30, 2011

2013 SEE: Burn2 opens Saturday, Oct 1.

Burn2, officially recognized regional Burning Man event, 
opens to the public on October 1st.
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"BURN2 is an extension of the Burning Man festival and community into the world of Second Life. It is an officially sanctioned Burning Man regional event, and the only virtual world event out of more than 100 real world Regional groups."

2013 ART: VIDEO: MachinimUWA III: 'Time Journey'

New challenge deadline nears
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L1Aura Loire/Lori Landay's 'Time Journey'
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Watch on YouTube
She was determined to find the key to the perfect film, even if meant a risky journey on a dodgy Timeboard to surf the waves of time!
http://uwainsl.blogspot.com/2011/05/machinimuwa-iii-l1aura-loirelori.html
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New Challange
MachinimUWA IV Prize Pool Rises to L$300,000: Thanks to CEC & OTE
Submissions open through 10th NOVEMBER 2011
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Submissions List
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 Art meets video in the virtual village  
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Art

     
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Thursday, September 29, 2011

2013 HELP: Sim crossing, problems and solutions

Sim crossing, problems and solutions
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Sim Crossing
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Sim crossings are a big problem, especially to people using scripted vehicles.  I am starting a post series on solutions that people propose or are using to moderate the problem.